Vocab Unit 5 (1)
Pack away means...
- Prepare a meal very quickly
- Eat a lot of food
- Finish all of a particular dish or portion of food.
EAT A LOT OF FOOD
Find the odd one:
Bland / Blanch / Poach / Skim
BLAND - Without much flavour.
Our holidays were ruined by _____ weather. It wasn't sunny once.
DUMP / DULL / DIRT / DAMP
DULL - grey; not sunny at all.
Are BLOWY and BLUSTERY synonyms?
Nope, they differ in the intensity.
Blowy means windy while Blustery means VERY windy.
Complete with a modal verb.
"Mm, lights are on so they _______ be home".Strong deduction = must.
They MUST be home.
What do you dry dishes with?
A dishcloth.
If it's safe to eat something, it is eatable or edible?
EDIBLE - safe to eat
What do you do for oil under the sea?
Dig / Mine / Drill / Dive
DRILL - dig deep holes in the ground OR UNDER THE SEA for oil.
When you're working quickly because you don't have much time you are working _____ ___ ________.
Working against the clock.
Complete with a perfect modal verb:
Julie: We had a blast at the beach last night. You ______________ (come). So sad you missed it.
You SHOULD HAVE come.
What's the difference in meaning between POURING and DRIZZLY?
The amount of rain.
Pouring: raining hard VS drizzly: raining a little.
What's the difference in meaning between BLISTERING and SWELTERING?
There's no difference, both mean VERY HOT.
Difference between UNAWARE and INDIFFERENT.
Unaware: not knowing.
Indifferent: uninterested.
Parliament of _______
Cattle / Owls / Lions / Ants / Giraffes / Lions
Parliament of owls: a group of owls.
So I'm an awful dancer, __________? I'll prove you wrong.
So I'm an awful dancer, AM I? I'll prove you wrong.
Well, what's done is done; there's o use crying over spilt __________ now.
- coffee
- milk
- drink
- water
MILK
We got soaked when it suddenly began to ________ during our walk in the park.
- beat down
- blow up
- bucket down
- blow over
BUCKET DOWN
We should stay at home until the storm _______ .
- Blows over
- Blows up
- Blows down
- Blows under
BLOWS OVER
The weather forecast said it till be a bit _____ today so don't forget your umbrella.
- Muggy
- Sultry
- Dull
- Drizzly
DRIZZLY
I haven't still got this cold over. I came down the flu with a week ago and I haven't recovered yet.
I haven't still got over this cold. I came down with the flu a week ago and I haven't recovered yet.
There's less fat in __________ milk than in the regular kind.
SKIMMED MILK
Neighbours are worried about the _______ of stray dogs roaming the streets.
PACKS OF DOGS
Our picnic was ruined by an army of _______.
ANTS
We can go cycling this afternoon if the weather clears _____.
UP
Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb and an object if necessary.
- You've hardly touched your food; you're just _______________.
PICKING AT IT.